This subject requires you to do a practical placement, please see Additional Requirements for more information.
Preparing for Professional Community Practice
UndergraduateMUR-COD3032023
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Undertake a community work placement with an organisation. Observe industry professionals in a collaborative setting. Get a sense of the work while participating in organisational activities. Record detailed and rigorous notes and reflections.
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- Study method
- Online & on-campus
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Prior study needed
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Preparing for Professional Community Practice
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will:
- Application of concepts and theoretical ideas to the study of organisations that draw on notions of ‘community’.
- Comparing, contrasting and reviewing organisational practice with literature on sociology and community development.
- Observing in depth the processes and practices of one organisation that draws on notions of ‘community’.
- Contributing to an organisation’s activities by negotiating to carry out a series of practical tasks in an organisational setting.
- Extending student’s knowledge of organisations involved in community development initiatives
- Enhancing communication skills, including encouraging clear, concise and articulate presentation appropriate for different purposes.
- Enhancing the ability to combine learning with practice by participating in some organisational activities during the placement.
- Enhancing the ability to work within a collaborative team setting.
- Enhancing participant observation skills by setting learning tasks that require the use of critical and analytical skills.
- Introduction to the unit and workplace learning
- Placement approaches and objectives
- Professional Practice
- Mid-semester Review
- Presentations, reflection and the future
This subject was previously known as COD324A Projects in Community Development.
This placement subject gives students the opportunity to examine how ideas and practice interconnect. The primary part of this subject requires students to undertake a placement within an organisation that undertakes community-based work. Students will be encouraged to look, listen and consider the linkages between theory and practice by going 'into the field' and reflecting on the process of working within the community.
Students are required to complete 90 placement hours.
Please Note: All students studying at Murdoch University will need to complete the compulsory unit, Murdoch Academic Passport (MAP100), which only takes 2-3 hours to complete online. Find out more: http://goto.murdoch.edu.au/MurdochAcademicPassport.
The assessments are designed to give students the opportunity to prepare thoughtfully for their placement, as well as providing a vehicle for active reflection on their learning.
- Placement proposal and documentation (40%)
- Placement reflection (60%)
- Placement - Completion of 90 hour placement (Pass/Fail)
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Entry requirements
Equivalent subjects
You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:
MUR-COD324A (Not currently available)
MUR-COD324 (Not currently available)
Others
Students must have completed 36 credit points (both Level 1 and 2 subjects) before enrolling in this subject.
Additional requirements
- Placement requirements - Completion of 90 hour placement
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.
What to study next?
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
Bachelor of Arts (Community Development)
UndergraduateMUR-CDV-DEG
Bachelor of Arts (Sustainable Development)
UndergraduateMUR-ASD-DEG
Bachelor of Arts (International Aid and Development)
UndergraduateMUR-AID-DEG
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